Guild Wars 2

I already have my fractals backpiece maxed. I don’t really need ascended armor for anything currently as I have more than enough AR from my jewelry pieces and legendaries.

Just wondering if I should be making ascended armor as a priority for raids or the higher level fractals if the rewards will be worth the investment or not.

Or if ascended armor will be easier to get in HoT and thus not worth the financial investment crafting at the moment.

May as well, won’t hurt even if it’s not a necessity.

I think if anything, prices will start to sky rocket with HoT because everyone is under the impression that Ascended will be mandatory.

Random.4691:

May as well, won’t hurt even if it’s not a necessity.

I think if anything, prices will start to sky rocket with HoT because everyone is under the impression that Ascended will be mandatory.

Maybe, I was kind of thinking the same logic as far as prices increasing, but there’s a chance it may get easier to obtain like new teq/claw of jormag/shatterer fights in HoT but with ascended armor rewards maybe.

Or just save my $ for the new legendaries, the 3 weapons, armor and back.

i dont think it will become easier, even if it does, there’s still 2 other sets u can make, tbh id ago with ascended armor before a legendary, I did twilight before my armor and regretted doing it first

ascended armor will run you around 1000 gold per set. If you have many characters you’ll need at least 3 sets light, medium, and heavy. Then, you’ll have to decide, berserker’? Rampagers? Knights? Sinister?

I’m not exactly sure how peple have the gold to do this. I’v played since launch and I don’t have anywhere near enough for even one se. I used to stress out because I couldnt afford a commander tag. Now we’ll be required to have ascended to survive?!?!? Grrr!!!

Derenek.8931:

ascended armor will run you around 1000 gold per set. If you have many characters you’ll need at least 3 sets light, medium, and heavy. Then, you’ll have to decide, berserker’? Rampagers? Knights? Sinister?

I’m not exactly sure how peple have the gold to do this. I’v played since launch and I don’t have anywhere near enough for even one se. I used to stress out because I couldnt afford a commander tag. Now we’ll be required to have ascended to survive?!?!? Grrr!!!

Well, GW2 has to somehow prevent Wildstar in stealing GW2’s customers, so why not do that by becoming more like it.

I don’t think things will be that hard. Ascended will not be that important in my opinion. This still remains a casual game. Making things harder or unaccessible is not a solution.

The answer: I think one should get the ascended armor as soon as possible. The prices will go high after HoT release, because that is how kids think about other kids wanting everything immediately after release.

On the other hand, you could simply enjoy Halloween event in GW2 for 2 weeks and gather a lot of gold, bags and finishers, avoiding all the chaos and bugs with HoT.

Derenek.8931:

ascended armor will run you around 1000 gold per set. If you have many characters you’ll need at least 3 sets light, medium, and heavy. Then, you’ll have to decide, berserker’? Rampagers? Knights? Sinister?

I’m not exactly sure how peple have the gold to do this. I’v played since launch and I don’t have anywhere near enough for even one se. I used to stress out because I couldnt afford a commander tag. Now we’ll be required to have ascended to survive?!?!? Grrr!!!

No 1000 gold per set? no not really…

If you have the crafting it will be more like
18 mandatory damask for the insignia’s

• 18 x (14-20) gold for 212-360 gold base

and a variable number of damask

• 18 for light (212-360 gold),
• 6 for medium (84-120 gold)
• 7 for heavy (98-140)

and either

Elonian leather (~5 gold )

• (6 leather for light (30 gold),
• 18 leather for medium (90 gold) or

Deldrimor Steel

• (16 steel for heavy ~80-96 gold)

totals: (not counting exotic insignia’s)

• Light will set you back 475-750 gold
• Medium will set you back 384-570 gold
• Heavy will set you back 390- 596

Damask has been stable at 14 gold for a LONG time , and will likely spike to 20, maybe even it’s original starting price of around 25 gold/ bolt (hope not), BUT fractal levels could cause a reduced cost due to good amounts of gear dropping… from levels above 50

(level 50 currectly has a 12% chance for an ascneded chest, with either a weapon of gear. This will likely be higher ABOVE lvl 50 fractals (though expected AR ratings could be a problem 50-59:70AR, 60-69:85AR, 70-79:100 AR,80-89:115 AR.90-99:130 AR, 100: 145AR Though likely the fractals mastery track will give support here, I can imagine me having 100 AR, but 145 seems a LONG road…) To get there we’ll need to invest in ascended gear no matter what….

PaxTheGreatOne.9472:

Derenek.8931:

ascended armor will run you around 1000 gold per set. If you have many characters you’ll need at least 3 sets light, medium, and heavy. Then, you’ll have to decide, berserker’? Rampagers? Knights? Sinister?

I’m not exactly sure how peple have the gold to do this. I’v played since launch and I don’t have anywhere near enough for even one se. I used to stress out because I couldnt afford a commander tag. Now we’ll be required to have ascended to survive?!?!? Grrr!!!

No 1000 gold per set? no not really…

If you have the crafting it will be more like
18 mandatory damask for the insignia’s

• 18 x (14-20) gold for 212-360 gold base

and a variable number of damask

• 18 for light (212-360 gold),
• 6 for medium (84-120 gold)
• 7 for heavy (98-140)

and either

Elonian leather (~5 gold )

• (6 leather for light (30 gold),
• 18 leather for medium (90 gold) or

Deldrimor Steel

• (16 steel for heavy ~80-96 gold)

totals: (not counting exotic insignia’s)

• Light will set you back 475-750 gold
• Medium will set you back 384-570 gold
• Heavy will set you back 390- 596

Damask has been stable at 14 gold for a LONG time , and will likely spike to 20, maybe even it’s original starting price of around 25 gold/ bolt (hope not), BUT fractal levels could cause a reduced cost due to good amounts of gear dropping… from levels above 50

(level 50 currectly has a 12% chance for an ascneded chest, with either a weapon of gear. This will likely be higher ABOVE lvl 50 fractals (though expected AR ratings could be a problem 50-59:70AR, 60-69:85AR, 70-79:100 AR,80-89:115 AR.90-99:130 AR, 100: 145AR Though likely the fractals mastery track will give support here, I can imagine me having 100 AR, but 145 seems a LONG road…) To get there we’ll need to invest in ascended gear no matter what….

lol,
light will set you back ONLY 750 gold? That’s so cheap! Let me stop worrying right now.

I’ve never had more had 20 gold at one time.

Same here, I was planning on waiting for HoT’s legendary armor though.

might as well work on gathering the base mats, if it turns out there are better acquisition methods than just crafting theres no harm done, the mats will have use elsewhere